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From: sutton@decus.com.au (Colin Sutton)
Newsgroups: news.software.anu-news
Subject: Re: NOTIFICATION OF NEW ITEMS AT LOGIN
Message-ID: <768@decus.com.au>
Date: 15 Oct 89 03:44:57 GMT
References: <1197@mof.govt.nz>
Organization: DECUS, South Pacific Chapter
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In article <1197@mof.govt.nz>, butlerc@mof.govt.nz (Chris Butler, 
        Ministry of Forestry Computer Cntre) writes:
> 
> The problem that faces us is that the user needs to be notified when they
> login (or very soon afterwards) that they have new items in *Registered Local*
> newsgroups.
> 
> Before we sit down & do some code cutting, has anyone already been there & done
> that?  If so we would love to hear from you.
> Could be something of general interest, so might pay to post back to the
> newsgroup.

        Just one line in your sylogin.com:

        news/noscreen dir/new

        (until NEWS version 6 :-)

Colin Sutton M.Sc. 				       SUTTON@DECUS.COM.AU
Development Manager - Wormald Control Systems	   	Tel (61)(2)8887566
25-27 Paul Street North, North Ryde NSW 2133 Australia  Fax (61)(2)8874452